Blood Moon
Also known as: Total Lunar Eclipse
A Blood Moon occurs during a total lunar eclipse, when the Earth passes directly between the Sun and the Moon. As sunlight filters through Earth’s atmosphere, shorter blue wavelengths scatter while longer red wavelengths bend toward the Moon — casting it in a copper or crimson hue.
A Blood Moon is not an omen. It is atmospheric physics made dramatic.
When the Earth’s shadow fully envelops the Moon, the lunar surface does not disappear — it glows red. This coloration is caused by refracted sunlight passing through Earth’s atmosphere, the same scattering that gives us red sunsets.
Yet throughout history, eclipsed moons have been read as warnings, prophecies, divine anger, celestial warfare. In this section, you will find articles separating eclipse mechanics from apocalyptic interpretation — while still honoring the human instinct to read meaning in a darkened sky.
Learn how witches align their magic with astrology, timing spells during eclipses and retrogrades for transformation, banishment, and deeper cosmic alignment. Explore advanced spellwork techniques and the secrets of celestial timing in witchcraft.